Three people 20+Heat win 1-1 away to Denver, Jokic 41+11 Murray lose three points

Netease Sports reported on June 5:

The 2022-23 NBA Finals continue, Miami Heat Get home court advantage. although Jokic They scored 41 points and 11 rebounds, but Vincent, Butler and Adebayor all scored 20+. The Heat used the fourth quarter of the counter attack to achieve the counter advantage. Murray missed three points to equalize, and the Heat won 111-108 in the second game of the finals Denver Nuggets 。 The Heat are tied, and the third game of the finals will be moved to Miami.

Vincent of the Heat had 23 points, Butler had 21 points and 9 assists, Adebayor had 21 points and 9 rebounds, Struss had 14 points and Dunluo had 10 points. The Nuggets' Jokic had 41 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, Murray had 18 points and 10 assists, and Gordon had 12 points and 7 rebounds.

The Heat took the initiative in the second game, and Loew replaced Martin to return to the starting line-up. Struss had a good feeling after the opening game. He made two three-point shots. He led the team to return home and started 16-7. Jokic responded with three points. Struss kept his hand and hit two more three-point goals. The Heat were 11 points ahead for a time. Jokic stepped up his personal attack and led the team to end the first quarter with an 8-2 counterattack with 4 points. The Nuggets were behind by 3 points with 23-26 points. Struss scored 12 points in a single quarter and Jokic scored 11 points.

Green scored 5 points alone. Brown, Murray and Gordon took turns to shoot three points. They led the team to start the second quarter with a 16-3 counterattack, and the Nuggets rebounded by 39-29 points. Vincent's three points temporarily stopped the bleeding, Murray kept his aggressiveness and scored another five points. The Nuggets led 44-32. Butler steadied the situation by three points. Green, Braun and Brown joined hands for six points. The Nuggets were 15 points ahead five minutes before half time. Loew led the team to chase 8 points in a row, Jokic fought back alone, and the two teams scored several points later. Adebayor turned and hit the jumper. At the end of the half court, the Heat were 51-57 down by 6 points and entered the half court rest.

The Nuggets' Jokic had 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in the first half; Struth of the Heat got 14 points and 4 assists, Vincent got 12 points, and Butler got 11 points and 4 assists.

The Heat started the third quarter with good outside touch. Vincent hit two three-point shots, and Leff added the icing on the cake. They led the team to a small climax of 11-7. The Heat reached 62-64, and the Nuggets requested a suspension. Jokic returned to the field to strike the iron with three points, and Adebayor equalled with two free throws. After 66 draws, Jokic and Porter teamed up with 5 points to help the team lead again. Adebayor hit a jumper, Jokic scored a hook, and the Heat fell behind 75-77 of Lori's three points. Jokic launched his attack, and one person scored 6 points in a row to end the third quarter. The Nuggets led by 8 points with 83-75 points.

Deng Luo became a strange soldier after the beginning of the fourth quarter, hitting two three-point goals, one person scored eight points in a row, and the Heat reached 83-85. The Denver Nuggets' attack did not improve after the suspension. For Vincent's three-point shot, Deng Luo was successful in the layup, and the Heat overtook by 88-85. The Denver Nuggets could only call the suspension again. Jokic was repeatedly called foul after the suspension, Vincent made two free throws to expand the advantage, Jokic made two free throws to stop the bleeding, Butler made an attack, hit a three-point shot, and then played three points successfully. The Heat led 98-91. Jokic's hook hit, Lori and Adebayor each scored 3 points, and the Heat extended the advantage to 11 points. Jokic scored from the basket and the Heat immediately requested a timeout.

Martin made a three-point shot from the bottom corner to stabilize it. Gordon and Murray took turns to hit three points, and the Nuggets reached 101-107. Butler made a quick stop jump shot, Brown made a jump shot, Murray scored another three points, and the Nuggets fell behind 106-109 in the fourth quarter with one minute left. Butler failed to score in a single game. The Nuggets did not call a timeout. Murray missed three points on the left wing. They lost 108-111.

Heat's starting lineup: Vincent, Struss, Butler, Love, Adebayor

Nuggets starting lineup: Murray, Popp, Potter, Gordon, Jokic